Cosmic jackpot why our universe is just right for life

Physicist Paul Davies shows how recent scientific discoveries point to a perplexing fact: many basic features of the physical universe--from the speed of light to the most humble carbon atom--seem tailor-made to produce life. A radical new theory says it's because our universe is just one of an infi...

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Main Author: Davies, P. C. W.
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • The big questions
  • The universe explained
  • How the universe began
  • What the universe is made of and how it all holds together
  • The lure of complete unification
  • Dark forces of the cosmos
  • A universe fit for life
  • Does a multiverse solve the Goldilocks enigma?
  • Intelligent and not-so-intelligent design
  • How come existence?
  • Afterword: ultimate explanations.